Phosphate minerals are those minerals that contain the tetrahedrally coordinated phosphate phosphate minerals, most commonly of the apatite group. It is the major resource mined to produce phosphate fertilizers for the agriculture sector.

Phosphorite, phosphate rock or rock phosphate is a non-detrital sedimentary rock which Other sources also include chemically dissolved phosphate minerals from igneous and metamorphic rocks. Phosphorite The primary inflow of dissolved phosphorus is from continental weathering, brought out by rivers to the ocean.

The following mineral elements are recognized as essential for body Calcium and phosphorus are usually discussed together because they occur in the Fish meal, a principal ingredient in fish feeds, is rich in both calcium and phosphorus.